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Japanese green teas?

Obviously most, if not all, of us here are fans of Japanese knives and many of us are fans of Japanese cuisine. Out of curiosity, are there any fans of Japanese green teas?

I've recently gotten interested in quality tea, which of course includes Japanese green teas - a variety of sencha and matcha.

Of course, what would a new interest be like without some toys to go along with it? To that end, I also picked up a variety of pottery (a nice chawan tea bowl, 3 different teacups, a banko teapot) as well as a variable-temperature water kettle.

I got myself several types of Chinese teas and a few related pottery items, too. I've got 4 different small teapots for all the different types of tea. On most days, though, I still end up brewing some sencha rather than other types of tea.

I've been known to enjoy some Sencha or Genmai-cha during the winter and fall, though during the working day, I'll prefer black teas like golden assam, or some white teas in the evening. I must confess I even enjoy some of the flavored teas as well, such as the Wedding Imperial from Mariage Freres.